www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Tom Bensonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/tom-benson/?utm_medium=RSS2017-11-22T17:49:14-05:00NFL stadiums cost taxpayers billions of dollars2017-11-22T17:49:14-05:00Jeff Mordockhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/22/nfl-stadiums-cost-taxpayers-billions-of-dollars/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Cincinnati Bengals threatened the unthinkable in 1995. Team owner Mike Brown vowed the team would move to Baltimore unless a new stadium was built.</p> <p>Taxpayers in Hamilton County, Ohio, where Cincinnati is located, feared something greater than wounded civic pride if their football team left. They worried that the ...Spokesman: Saints owner Benson hospitalized as a precaution2017-10-29T22:34:52-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/29/spokesman-saints-owner-benson-hospitalized-as-a-pr/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson checked into a hospital for what a spokesman described as precautionary reasons following the Saints' victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.</p> <p>Greg Bensel, who is the chief spokesman for Benson's pro sports teams and horse racing stables, ...Tom Benson now has a stadium named after him, with a statute2017-08-03T14:56:35-04:00BARRY WILNERhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/3/tom-benson-now-has-a-stadium-named-after-him-with-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Tom Benson now has a stadium named after him, with a statute to go with it.</p> <p>The first major step in a nearly $800 million project at the Pro Football Hall of Fame has been the renovation of an aging high school stadium located next to ...Saints owner Tom Benson to sell majority stake in TV station2017-04-04T19:21:56-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/4/saints-owner-tom-benson-to-sell-majority-stake-in-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson says he plans to sell his majority stake in the city's Fox affiliate to Alabama-based Raycom Media.</p> <p>The Advocate (https://bit.ly/2oA57vc ) reports financial terms of the deal were not disclosed Monday. Since 2013, Raycom has provided operational services for WVUE-TV ...Saints, Pelicans owner, spurned heirs, reach settlement2017-02-03T16:16:18-05:00BRETT MARTELhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/3/saints-pelicans-owner-spurned-heirs-reach-settleme/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson and trustees for his estranged heirs have ironed out legal and structural sticking points of a settlement that has been in the works since last June, avoiding a federal trial that was scheduled to begin on Monday.</p> <p>The ...Saints, Pelicans owner Benson says he wants quick exam2015-02-10T17:56:33-05:00KEVIN McGILLhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/10/hearing-set-on-proposed-exam-for-saints-pelicans-o/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hours after a New Orleans judge ordered that he undergo psychiatric examinations by three experts, Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson issued a statement Tuesday saying he wants to do so as soon as possible as he fights an effort by his daughter and her children ...Saints owner donates $11 million to Hall of Fame2014-11-24T10:20:12-05:00Tom Withershttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/24/saints-owner-donates-11-million-to-hall-of-fame/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>CLEVELAND (AP) &mdash; New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson has pledged $11 million in donations to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.</p> <p>The Hall announced Benson's two gifts Monday, saying the contributions are the largest by any individual in the institution's 51-year history.</p> <p>Benson says it's important ...Audit: State pays high lease rates to Saints owner2014-09-08T10:55:53-04:00MELINDA DESLATTEhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/8/audit-state-pays-high-lease-rates-to-saints-owner/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) &mdash; Louisiana state agencies are paying above-market rates to rent office space from New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and $625,000 for space it's not using.</p> <p>Those are the findings of an audit released Monday by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera, whose office reviewed the lease deal.</p> ...Saints say Benson is "fine" after fall at meetings2014-05-20T18:24:27-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/20/saints-say-benson-is-fine-after-fall-at-meetings/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> ATLANTA (AP) - Saints spokesman Greg Bensel says Tom Benson is "fine" after falling and hitting his head as he walked off of a podium during Tuesday's NFL owners meetings in Atlanta.</p> <p> Benson was taken from the meetings by ambulance to a hospital, where Bensel says the owner ...Saints owner Tom Benson has minor knee surgery2014-05-12T19:26:33-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/12/saints-owner-tom-benson-has-minor-knee-surgery/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> METAIRIE, La. (AP) - The Saints say owner Tom Benson is recovering from minor knee surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus, but is still expected to attend and fully participate in NFL owners meetings later this month.</p> <p> The upcoming owners meetings in Atlanta are critical for Benson ...In New Orleans, Benson gets All-Star treatment2014-02-12T13:39:47-05:00BRETT MARTELhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/12/in-new-orleans-benson-gets-all-star-treatment/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> NEW ORLEANS (AP) - One of the people most responsible for bringing NBA All-Stars back to the Big Easy this weekend is an 86-year-old man who wasn't that into basketball for much of his life.</p> <p> He is Tom Benson. And in New Orleans, NBA fans and community leaders ...Bryant eclipses 30,000, Lakers beat Hornets 103-872012-12-06T04:34:03-05:00BRETT MARTELhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/6/bryant-eclipses-30000-lakers-beat-hornets-103-87/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Kobe Bryant grinned and uttered the word &quot;irony&quot; as he considered the fact that the team that drafted him nearly 17 years ago was his opponent on the night he eclipsed a scoring milestone to join an exclusive club of NBA greats.</p><p>It's easy to forget that ...Kobe Bryant eclipses 30,000; Lakers beat Hornets 103-87 2012-12-06T11:34:55-05:00Brett Martelhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/6/kobe-bryant-eclipses-30000-lakers-beat-hornets-103/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW ORLEANS &mdash; Kobe Bryant grinned and uttered the word "irony" as he considered the fact that the team that drafted him nearly 17 years ago was his opponent on the night he eclipsed a scoring milestone to join an exclusive club of NBA greats.</p> <p>It's easy to forget that ...Hornets give coach Monty Williams 4-year extension2012-08-19T17:36:41-04:00BRETT MARTELhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/19/hornets-give-coach-monty-williams-4-year-extension/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Monty Williams took his first NBA head coaching job with the Hornets at a time when the franchise was defined by uncertainty.</p><p>Star players were looking to leave and no one knew who the next owner would be, or even if the team would remain in New ...State Police: No evidence of Saints wiretapping2012-08-13T15:09:17-04:00BRETT MARTELhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/13/state-police-no-evidence-of-saints-wiretapping/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana State Police investigators have found no evidence that the Saints or general manager Mickey Loomis rigged Superdome wiring so opposing coaches' radio communications could be intercepted.</p><p>&quot;This has been an intensive investigation, and after numerous interviews we have determined that there is no evidence that state ...Hornets win draft lottery, will pick No. 1 in NBA2012-05-31T04:34:18-04:00BRIAN MAHONEYhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/31/hornets-win-draft-lottery-will-pick-no-1-in-nba/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - After a painful wait for a new owner, the search for a new star was a breeze for the New Orleans Hornets.</p><p>All it took was a little luck of the draw.</p><p>And Anthony Davis can't wait to play as a pro in the city where he won ...Hornets win draft lottery, will pick No. 1 in NBA2012-05-30T20:29:42-04:00BRIAN MAHONEYhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/30/hornets-win-draft-lottery-will-pick-no-1-in-nba/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - New owner, and now a new star player. The future suddenly looks bright for the New Orleans Hornets.</p><p>Meanwhile, it was yet another loss _ in a historic season full of them _ for Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats.</p><p>The Hornets, recently sold by the NBA to ...NBA awards 2014 All-Star game to New Orleans2012-04-16T15:30:10-04:00BRETT MARTELhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/16/nba-awards-2014-all-star-game-to-new-orleans/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The NBA's All-Stars will be back in the Big Easy two seasons from now.</p><p>Whether New Orleans' NBA franchise will still be known as the Hornets by then is another matter.</p><p>Three days after Saints owner Tom Benson agreed to buy the Hornets and sign a lease extension ...AP source: NBA 2014 All-Star in New Orleans2012-04-16T10:59:52-04:00BRETT MARTELhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/16/ap-source-nba-2014-all-star-in-new-orleans/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The NBA is awarding New Orleans the 2014 All-Star game, now that Tom Benson has agreed to buy the Hornets and sign a lease extension at New Orleans Arena, a person familiar with the decision said.</p><p>The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press ...Saints owner Tom Benson buys Hornets from NBA2012-04-14T00:30:32-04:00BRIAN MAHONEYhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/14/saints-owner-tom-benson-buys-hornets-from-nba/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Benson brought stability to the Saints nearly three decades ago and now plans to do the same for the Hornets in small-market New Orleans.</p><p>The Saints' owner agreed Friday to purchase the Hornets from the NBA.</p><p>&quot;We expect this club to be one of the most outstanding ...